Rehabbing men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating future drug related criminal offenses those offenders that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Pownal that do partake in drug and alcohol treatment facilities, even if not of their own choice as is sometimes ordered by the court, these persons have a significantly better opportunity of handling the root of the problem so that they can remain off of drugs and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to society having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment centers in Pownal instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.